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Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Siluriformes
family
Heteropneustidae
genus
Heteropneustes
species
Heteropneustes fossilis

Name

Synonyms
Saccobranchus fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
Saccobranchus microcephalus Günther, 1864
Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
Silurus biserratus Swainson, 1839
Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
Silurus laticeps Swainson, 1838
Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822
Homonyms
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
Common names
Asian Stinging Catfish in English
Bitchu in Hindi
Dudeh in language.
Fossil Cat in English
Gællesæk-ålemalle in Danish
Hunga in Sinhalese
Lohar in Urdu
Nga-gyi in Burmese
Shingi in Bengali
Singee in Assamese
Singhi in Nepali
Stinging Catfish in English
keříčkovec dvoupásý in Czech
stinging catfish in English
stinging catfish in English
Сом мешкожаберный in Russian
سلور لساع آسيوي in Arabic
قط أحفوري in Arabic
सिंघी in Hindi
ปลาจีดอินเดีย in Thai
インドナマズ in Japanese
レッドキャット in Japanese
Singee in Assamese
Bitchu in Hindi
Dudeh in Persian
Hunga in Sinhalese
Lohar in Urdu
Nga-gyi in Burmese
Shingi in Bengali
Singhi in Nepali
Stinging catfish in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  5. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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